Giving Away The Pie

March 28, 1986|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

"We have to be a whole heck of a lot smarter than we were before. We have the opportunity to remake the world in a way that we haven't since 1948. We have to start by addressing how to manage the conflict, by addressing the avoidance of war and maintaining our interests." - Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., The Morning Call, March 19.

While this sounds like a new approach, it is the old liberal doctrine of giving the communists the whole pie a piece at a time. It's simply compromise. We lost in Vietnam simply because there were those who destroyed our will to win. That is what the senator calls managing the conflict and maintaining our interests. Of course he would say give it away without fighting. First of all we did not manage, and our interests were not served. We, plain and simple, lost.

There was one difference: The Vietnamese, on the whole, did not have the enthusiasm the Contras do. They want their freedom, and if we won't help, then it will serve notice to Mr. Castro and Moscow, as well as our neighbors south of the border, that they are on their own. The communists can bring in all they want, and we won't interfere.

If you don't believe that there is a massive communist buildup in Nicaragua, send to the Department of State for Publication 9432 (Sandinista Military Buildup). It is available by request only from Washington, D.C.